teklife
what it is
Teklife (commonly stylized as Teklife57) is an electronic music collective and record label from Chicago, Illinois. The group was founded by Rashad Harden (DJ Rashad) and Morris Harper (DJ Spinn) in 2011 in the city's suburbs, but rapidly gained traction among international audiences for pioneering the dance music genre footwork (also known as Chicago juke), a sped-up derivation of Ghetto house which itself had been a local flavor of house music.
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✦ who's making it, level by level
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
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questions
What is teklife?
Teklife (commonly stylized as Teklife57) is an electronic music collective and record label from Chicago, Illinois. The group was founded by Rashad Harden (DJ Rashad) and Morris Harper (DJ Spinn) in 2011 in the city's suburbs, but rapidly gained traction among international audiences for pioneering the dance music genre footwork (also known as Chicago juke), a sped-up derivation of Ghetto house which itself had been a local flavor of house music.
What are good teklife albums to start with?
Try Slime Patrol by Khadija Al Hanafi.
Who are some women making teklife?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/teklife/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making teklife, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-21